FDA denies petitions to ban phthlates in food packaging
"It’s outrageous that FDA decided chemicals banned from children’s toys should remain in the food we eat. Families deserve better from FDA.”
Oil giant consultant resigns, citing operations beyond ‘limits of our planetary systems’
"I can no longer work for a company that ignores all the alarms and dismisses the risks of climate change and ecological collapse."
Lift the Supreme Court’s veil of secrecy
These nine individuals make decisions that affect every American. Why should they get to do it secretly?
Other casualties of Putin’s war in Ukraine: Russia’s climate goals and science
Environmental concerns are at risk of being laid aside during wartime.
One-stop fix to the election rejection scam: Demand candidates must accept the ...
If we don’t stop this scourge of election rejection, then the future (and innate rights) of citizen voting are bleak
The Ukraine war’s collateral damage
Is the health of an overheating world at stake?
Former federal correctional officer pleads guilty to bribery and smuggling charges
Nickolas Herrera, a federal correctional officer at the Federal Correctional Institute (FCI) in Sheridan, Oregon, pleaded guilty to conspiracy, providing contraband in prison, and accepting a bribe as a public official.
Bill Baird’s battle for legalized abortion and Roe v. Wade
"This is a religious war,” says Baird of the intense push to make abortion illegal.“
GOP split: Far right gains ground in East, while losing out West
Still, fringe candidates are luring GOP voters and winning key races.
Florida deputy fired after DUI arrest
Off-duty Deputy Shelby Coniglio was arrested and charged with one count of driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol level of .15 or greater.